Lighting fixture



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E. SAMUELSON LIGHTING FIXTURE Filed Oct. '7, 1925 4 h 1-11-14 6 6 n- IPatented Jan. 18, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ERIC SAMUELSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO B. WILLIAMSON &COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CGRPORA'IION OF ILLINOIS.

LIGHTING FIXTURE.

Application filed October 7, 1925.

This invention relates to a novel and improved lighting fixture of thetype suspended from ceilings. This type of fixture commonly comprises acanopy secured to the ceiling and having suspended therefrom a chain, orthe like supporting at its lower end a body having a plurality of armsfrom which are suspended the lights. Conductors in the form of wires areusually laced through the links of the chain and pass to the interior ofthe body, the body usually being made of sheet metal and hollow. Variousmeans have been devised to secure the lower end of the chain to the bodyand also to provide means for passing the wires to the interior of thebody. Such means are exemplified by the cross bar, shown in thepatent toLudwig 1,470,855, by the apertured bead and hickey of the patent toPfeifer 1,504,374 and by the special construction shown in the patent toRobinson 1,487,181. The body is usually built in two portions which aresecured together by means of a bolt or the like, the upper end. of whichis threaded into the loop at the lower end of the chain, or some partcarried thereby. It is desirable to have the wires definitely located atthis point and concealed from view as much as possible, not only toimprove the appearance of the fixture, but also to prevent the wiresbeing disturbed and becoming kinked.

It is therefore the object of my invention to provide means forconnecting the loop at the bottom of the chain to the body and also toprovide means for properly locating the wires at this point, all of asimplified con struction which shall perform the desirable functionsachieved by the devices of the aforesaid patents and without thenecessity of a hickey or corresponding element.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification and inwhich I have shown a selected embodiment of my invention:

Fig. l is an elevation of a fixture embodying my invention and Fig. 2 isan enlarged sectional view through the loop.

Referring to the drawing in detail the numeral 1 designates the ceilingof a room to which is secured in the usual manner the canopy 2 havingsuspended therefrom the chain 3 terminating in the loop 4. The usualSerial No. 60,934.

wires 5 are twined through the links of the chain and enter the bodydesignated generally 6 and comprising the upper portion 7 and lowerportion 8. Secured to the body are a plurality of arms 9 supportinglight sockets 10 in the usual manner.

The loop 4 comprises a base 11 having a head 12 adapted to contact withthe upper surface of the top portion 7 of the body and having acylindrical portion 13 adapted to enter an opening 14 in the top portion7. The base terminates in a lug 15 extending slightly within the bodyand drilled to receive the threaded end of the bolt 16. This boltextends through the body and has its lower end extending through thelower portion 8 and into the knob 17 which may be made of the usualornamental appearance. Threaded on the bolt and resting against theupper surface of the lower portion 8 is the nut 18.

Extending diagonally through the base 11 is an opening 19, originatingat the center 20 of the upper part of the base and terminating to oneside of the lower portion thereof, as plainly shown in Fig. 2. Thisarrangement permits the wires to be brought together at the center ofthe loop, where they will be least conspicuous and at the same time willdispose them to one side of the bolt 16, which may be retained in thecentral position where it is most efficient. It will be obvious thatthis arrangement does away with the necessity for a hickey to receivethe bolt and at the same time permits the wires to enter the loop at thecenter thereof. Therefore, I achieve all the advantages of having thewires enter the loop at the center and also attain all the advantages ofthe simplified construction in which the hickey is omitted. I

I claim:

A lighting fixture loop formed with a base having a bead, a cylindricalportion and a lug threaded for cooperation with a bolt, the base andbead having a diagonally-disposed opening extended therethrough upwardlywith the lower end terminating free of the said lug and the upper enddisposed in substantial vertical alignment with the said lug.

ERIC SAMUELSON.

